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Former crematorium owners lawyer: N.H. lacks evidence of crime

Written by DeadGirl
Tuesday, 21 June 2005
Former crematorium owner's lawyer: N.H. lacks evidence of crime June 20, 2005 Associated Press SEABROOK, N.H. --A lawyer for the former owner of Bayview Crematory says police have no evidence Derek Wallace committed any crimes at the crematorium or at two Massachusetts funeral homes he owns. Lawyer Scott Gleason blamed authorities for creating mass hysteria among people who fear they didn't get their loved one's remains. He told The Eagle-Tribune of North Andover, Mass., that there's no evidence multiple bodies were cremated in the same oven. "He's fed up and tired," Gleason said of Wallace. "They have nothing. They've created a firestorm. It's beyond the pale and it's over the top." New Hampshire State Police raided Bayview in February and said they found a dozen sets of remains without identification, two bodies in the same oven and a decomposing body in a broken refrigeration unit. Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams has said four sets of remains may never be identified. But Gleason said there's no evidence to represent the burning of bodies collectively. More recently, New Hampshire and Massachusetts state police raided the two Massachusetts funeral homes owned or partly owned by Wallace. They also raided Wallace's home and the home of his mother and stepfather, who now own Bayview. Gleason said if Reams has evidence of wrongdoing, he should charge Wallace with a crime -- but so far no charges have been filed. Reams said that would change in the next few weeks, after he met with state police last week to review evidence seized in the raids. He said "things are going to get much more specific." Families whose relatives were cremated at Bayview have filed several lawsuits against the unlicensed crematorium and funeral homes that used it. "The stress felt by people concerned about their deceased family and friends is tragic," Gleason said. "If they (the authorities) have facts, then bring them. The rest is all crap. We will demand an apology and an explanation." Wallace, whose Massachusetts funeral director's license was suspended for five years last August, is fighting the suspension in court and continues to operate Hart-Wallace Funeral Home in Lawrence and Simplicity Burial & Cremation in Salisbury. On Friday, a Massachusetts judge acknowledged that a review of Wallace's suspension has been drawn out far longer than it should have, and that miscommunication among the lawyers about their objections in the case likely contributed to the delay. A hearing has been scheduled in Lawrence District Court on Aug. 4.

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries